Alcatraz was considered escape-proof, but in 1962 the Anglin brothers and Frank Morris disappeared on a raft.
In 1941, an inmate of Alcatraz, Henri Young (Kevin Bacon), is tried for killing a fellow-prisoner.
Even the touristy areas like Fisherman's Wharf and Alcatraz (especially at night) are worth visiting repeatedly.
The islanders' fear, said their mayor, Bernardino De Rubeis, is that Lampedusa could become a Mediterranean Alcatraz.
Built in 1894, the four-level house has views of the San Francisco Bay, Angel Island and Alcatraz.
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This isn't just a matter of throwing Al Capone in Alcatraz as a deterrent to future tax scofflaws.
The competition includes a 1.5 mile swim from Alcatraz Island, an 18-mile bike race and an 8-mile run.
Approximately 2, 000 people take part in the race each year, according to the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon website.
Authorities searched the prison complex on Alcatraz Island, the 10-mile wide bay, and the surrounding land, to no avail.
It was June 11, 1962, and the prison was Alcatraz Island, off the coast of Northern California in San Francisco Bay.
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The school has also attached its name to local traditions, such as the Corporate Challenge arm of the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon.
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Alcatraz Island, in the San Francisco Bay, is known for a high-security prison that operated there for some 30 years before closing in 1963.
After playing some shows and handing out demos, his music found its way to Princess Records, which released his debut (The Alcatraz Kid) in 2006.
The Rock - which sees Connery play an Alcatraz escapee trying to thwart a terrorist attack on San Francisco - had Channel 5's third highest-ever audience.
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"The thoughts and prayers of the entire Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon team are with the family and friends of the racer as they mourn this loss, " he said.
The following year, he worked with Lancaster again in the Birdman of Alcatraz, which told the story of a death row inmate who became a world expert on birds.
"This bill in its present form strikes me as the type of legislation that would turn Alcatraz into an open prison as there are so many get out clauses, " he said.
Viewers will see the seedy side of London through three main H Division policemen, played by Matthew Macfadyen ("Pride and Prejudice, " "Anna Karenina"), Jerome Flynn ("Game of Thrones") and Adam Rothenberg ("Alcatraz").
Fox easily won the week with 18-49 year olds, thanks to Idol, the highly anticipated return of Kiefer Sutherland in Touch, Napoleon Dynamite, and Alcatraz (though admittedly, these shows also benefited from NFL promotion).
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For more niche views, explore the dramatic island prison in the middle of the Bay with " A tour of San Francisco's Alcatraz" and Ms. Bing's the-title-says-it-all " San Francisco's blissful Golden Gate Park".
Officially, no one ever escaped from Alcatraz, but a handful of prisoners who attempted to escape were never found and remain listed as "missing and presumed drowned, " according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Millions of customers are already enjoying more than 18, 000 Prime Instant Videos on Kindle Fire and hundreds of other compatible devices, and this agreement adds a variety of fan-favorite TV shows including Dark Blue, Alcatraz, and The Whole Truth.
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And they offer just about anything else one might need, from a card that outlines spots of interest in the panoramic vista (which includes Angel and Alcatraz islands and the glittering San Francisco skyline) to a half-bottle of luscious Clos du Val cabernet sauvignon.
If you're caught you will get sent to D-Block solitary, a tiny cube where days are marked by a light shaft travelling across the wall - or you might be interrogated using techniques only alluded to in the otherwise thorough Alcatraz audio tour, with first-hand accounts by prison guards and prisoners of the Rock.
The route is simple: a straight out departure, staying left of the 101 freeway, past San Carlos Airport, past SFO airport, through South San Francisco, and into downtown San Francisco, over the Oakland Bay Bridge, past Alcatraz Island, over the Golden Gate Bridge, then south following the coastline to Half Moon Bay and back east to PAO.
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